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We will be experiencing the warmest holiday on record. Instead of cold and snowy, we can expect warm rain for the day. Merry Christmas??
This afternoon I went to pay my respects to my mom where I scattered her ashes over the river at Ames Park on Christmas Day exactly one year after she passed away in 2008. I was feeling quite sorry for myself and missing her, when I looked up at the sky and saw something odd forming in the clouds above the Granada Bridge. The way the clouds swooped upwards reminded me of angel wings, but I couldn't really see anything until I uploaded the photo to my computer. Somehow I knew that when I used the HDR filter on it and brought up the detail with an eye-brighten tool, I would see something special, so I did just that. This was the result! There was no artwork or color added, just brightening of the image in the area I sensed had something to be seen. I was pretty blown away!
Whether you believe in angels or not, I do, and I really sensed there was a beautiful one over the place of my greatest grief and where I performed my most difficult act in this life. I felt a presence, though with the naked eye, I could hardly see anything.
Cameras capture many things that go unnoticed by us in daily life. Even in the original shot I could see something that looked like an angel, and it didn't take much enhancement to pull it up. All I had to do was brighten the shape I saw. Pretty cool, huh?
I no longer feel down and depressed. I know my mother isn't just in that water. She is in those clouds with the Lord!
Merry Christmas!
Yesterday, during the winter solstice, Jupiter and Saturn formed a planetary conjunction and appeared as an especially bright star in the night sky. Kepler noted that a similar conjunction occurred in 7 BC, which is very close to the birth of Christ, and so very close to the biblical occurrence of the star of Bethlehem which guided the wise men. Hence, it's reoccurrence right now is a pretty big deal to Christians, and is being referred to as the Christmas star. Regardless of faith or belief, this is the closest the two planets have been in 800 years.
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"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down.
First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by.
Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard."
A red Ribbon/bow, some lights, sparkle and you can create magic…
Merry Christmas LOL, it is what you make of it !
Hope your day is filled with warmth and all things good, thank you for visiting, Magda, (*_*)
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Merry Christmas to all you awesome people here, have a great day and enjoy the holidays! Thanks once again for all your support.
Just remember the Reason for the Season...it has to be said, every year. ;)
Christmas in Bistrec, small village in Czornohora mountains in Ukraine.
During Christmas time in all Hutsul villages roam christmas waits, coming to houses with wishes of happiness in coming year. This is always big and important event.
From very fresh trip to Ukraine, I just came back this morning.
The year I got my T-Rex model and my Trust Me T-Shirt. My interests were pretty solidly going in the direction of monsters by now. Dinosaurs, monsters, anything spooky.
Getting the decorations out for the season and snapped a shot of this Christmas Angel and played around with it a bit. Abbotsford, B.C.
A Wonderful Christmas to All My Flickr Friends!
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Christmas Eve Fireworks are as regular an event as we we can make them. Some years they are more extensive than others, but we generally manage at least a quick round of fire & sparks.
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One of my favourite Christmas decorations.
Explore: December 4, 2006
My Christmas Atmosphere on Flickr
My Christmas Atmosphere on YouTube
Also on Wikipedia in the Article "Christmas tree" and "Albero di Natale"
With Snow and Song (Con la Neve e la Musica) Click Here
Also on: Advent Calender Day 14 * (Dec. 8) - on "A Very Flickr Christmas" Group
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3 litre Christmas pudding
Just out of simmer oven - 10 hours at 120C in water.
a wee bit late this year but it will be fine.
I have been making this pudding recipe for a long time. I adapted it over the years, critically appraising each pudding and deciding on changes to the recipe. ..but after this experimental tweeking phase it has become a stable recipe for past decade.
The Cute Lepers - The Cute Lepers Christmas Song
Our grandson and granddaughter, taken nine years ago -- my all time favorite Christmas image. I even caught Santa peeking in...
Christmas decorations in my neighborhood in Round rock, Texas. for 2016: one photo each day (338/366)